Flock Cameras (ALPR)
Automated license plate readers deployed across West Virginia communities.
Understand the issue before diving into the records.
What this is
These systems photograph passing vehicles, convert plate images into searchable data, and may compare that data with law-enforcement watchlists. A camera record can include the plate, vehicle characteristics, time, and location.
Why it matters
The technology may help investigate crimes, but it also collects information about drivers who are not suspected of wrongdoing. Communities deserve clear answers about placement, access, sharing, accuracy, cost, oversight, and data retention.
What we track
- Agencies and jurisdictions
- Status and reported camera counts
- Contracts, costs, and retention
- Policies, oversight, and data sharing
- Legislation, public meetings, and source records
Flock camera activity and community reports in West Virginia.
This map combines verified WVFC activity records with source-backed evidence from government records and published reporting. Evidence markers are clearly labeled and do not become verified WVFC records until they complete review.
- Active
- Approved
- Proposed
- Under review
- Paused
- Ended
- Status unclear
- WVFC verified activity — Confirmed against a published government or news source and verified by WVFC.
- WVFC community report — Submitted by a resident and approved for display. Not independently verified.
- DeFlock community report — Crowdsourced location sourced from DeFlock.org. Not independently verified by WVFC.
- Jurisdiction-level, approximate placement
Dashed markers sit on an approximate county or municipality centroid and do not represent an exact location.
Huntington City Council approved a Flock Safety contract
Huntington City Council voted to enter a five-year agreement for a broader Flock public-safety system that includes more than 40 license plate readers, along with other surveillance technology.
- Agency
- City of Huntington
- Reported cameras
- 40
- Reported contract value
- $2,100,000
- Last verified
- Aug 3, 2026
Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office operating Flock cameras
The sheriff’s office publicly described its active use of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras and reported that camera images are accessed in connection with active cases.
- Agency
- Monongalia County Sheriff's Office
- Last verified
- Aug 3, 2026
Follow the verified relationships without losing context.
Only verified, published relationships appear here. Each one points back to the same canonical issue record.
2 connected counties
5 connected records
WDTV · 7/17/2026
Opens the source in a new tabWSAZ · 7/14/2026
Opens the source in a new tabWSAZ · 7/15/2026
Opens the source in a new tabWDTV · 7/18/2026
Opens the source in a new tabDeFlock
Opens the source in a new tabWhat has actually happened, with dates and sources.
- Jul 18, 2026National oversight development: officers accused of misusing Flock searches
This report concerns alleged misuse outside West Virginia. It is included as national oversight context and must not create a West Virginia activity marker.
View source (opens in a new tab) - Jul 17, 2026Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office publicly addressed Flock camera use
The sheriff’s office discussed active use and public concerns. Camera totals, exact placements, contract terms, and retention details remain limited to independently reviewed evidence.
View source (opens in a new tab) - Jul 15, 2026Putnam County purchase and activation delay reported
Local reporting describes eight cameras purchased under a two-year agreement and a delay in activation while officials addressed public concerns. Official records remain under review.
View source (opens in a new tab) - Jul 14, 2026Huntington City Council approved a Flock Safety agreement
Source-backed local reporting describes approval of a five-year, multi-product Flock public-safety system that includes more than 40 license plate readers. The broader reported system value is not represented as the ALPR-only cost.
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What residents and crowdsourced sources report.
These reports are shown separately from verified records. They have not been independently verified by WVFC.
WSAZ reported that Putnam County purchased eight Flock cameras under a two-year contract for the sheriff’s department and that activation was delayed while officials addressed public concerns. This is published as source-backed reporting, not independently verified official activity.
209 crowdsourced locations from DeFlock.org
Shown as a separate map layer with approximate coordinates. Crowdsourced locations are not independently verified by WVFC and never populate agency, contract, or count fields.
Verified help related to Flock Cameras (ALPR).
- Attend a city or county meeting
- Read the local policy or contract
- Request public records
Verified evidence
Documents & Public Records
Contracts, policies, search logs, expenditures, public-records responses, and other materials reviewed and approved by West Virginians For Change. Files remain in private storage and open through short-lived secure links.
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